鞠躬

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Chinese

to bring up; to rear; surname
body; oneself; personally
body; oneself; personally; to bow
 
trad. (鞠躬)
simp. #(鞠躬)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3 1/1
Initial () (28) (28)
Final () (4) (2)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter kjuwk kjuwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨuk̚/ /kɨuŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kiuk̚/ /kiuŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiuk̚/ /kiuŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kuwk̚/ /kuwŋ/
Li
Rong
/kiuk̚/ /kiuŋ/
Wang
Li
/kĭuk̚/ /kĭuŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ki̯uk̚/ /ki̯uŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ju jiōng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
guk1 gung1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/3 1/1
No. 7006 4141
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kuɡ/ /*kuŋ/
Notes

Verb

鞠⫽躬 (verb-object)

  1. to bow; to make a bow
      ―  le yī gōng  ―  to make a bow (once)
    鞠躬鞠躬鞠躬家屬謝禮
    鞠躬鞠躬鞠躬家属谢礼
    jat1 guk1 gung1, zoi3 guk1 gung1, saam1 guk1 gung1, gaa1 suk6 ze6 lai5!
    First bow, second bow, third bow, gratitude from the family members! (Said by the celebrant to guests when they arrive at funerals in Hong Kong)
  2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic) to visit a funeral

Derived terms

Adjective

鞠躬

  1. (literary) discreet and scrupulous

Synonyms

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鞠躬):